avia.wikisort.org - Air_ForcesNo. 5 Squadron (Tuskers) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Jaguar IS and based at Ambala Air Force Station under the Western Air Command.[1]
No. 5 Squadron |
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Active | 2 November 1948 |
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Country | Republic of India |
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Branch | Indian Air Force |
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Role | Precision Strike |
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Base | Ambala AFS |
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Nickname(s) | Tuskers |
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Motto(s) | शक्ति विजयते (Shakti Vijayate) Strength is Victory |
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Attack | SEPECAT Jaguar IS |
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Military unit
History
The squadron has retained – and discharged – a primarily offensive operational role for the Indian Air Force, in the half-century since its inception in 1948.[2]
It also participated in the Congo Crisis, supporting UN peacekeeping troops
Aircraft
References
Indian Air Force |
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Leadership |
- Minister of Defence
- Chief of the Air Staff
- Vice Chief of the Air Staff
- Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
- AOCs-in-C (Commander-in-Chief)
- Serving air marshals
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Components & commands | Air Force commands | Operational |
- Central Air Command
- Eastern Air Command
- Southern Air Command
- South Western Air Command
- Western Air Command
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Functional |
- Training Command
- Maintenance Command
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Joint |
- Andaman and Nicobar Command
- Strategic Forces Command
- Defence Cyber Agency
- Defence Space Agency
- Armed Forces Special Operations Division
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Air bases | Western Air Command | |
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Eastern Air Command | |
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Central Air Command | |
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Southern Air Command | |
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South Western Air Command | |
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Training Command | |
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Maintenance Command | |
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Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) | |
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Squadrons | Combat | |
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Transport | |
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Helicopters | |
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Signal | |
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Aircraft |
- List of active Indian military aircraft
- List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force
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Military academies | Education & training |
- Sainik School
- Armed Forces Medical College
- Ajmer Military School
- Bangalore Military School
- Belgaum Military School
- Chail Military School
- Dholpur Military School
- Rashtriya Indian Military College
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Schools & colleges |
- Air Force Academy
- Air Force Administrative College
- Air Force School, Coimbatore
- Air Force School, Jodhpur
- Air Force School, Kanpur
- Flying Instructors School
- Indian Air Force Test Pilot School
- Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment
- Air Defence College
- College of Air Warfare
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Tri-service institutions |
- Defence Services Staff College
- National Defence Academy
- National Defence College
- College of Defence Management
- Military Institute of Technology
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Insignia |
- Awards and decorations
- Ranks and insignia (Officers, JCOs, Airmen)
- Air Force Day
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History & future |
- Royal Indian Air Force
- History of the Indian Air Force
- Future of the Indian Air Force
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Other |
- List of exercises of the Indian Air Force
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